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The Parliament of Uganda will host the conference between September 22-29, 52 years since a similar one took place in Kampala.

While meeting media managers in Kampala on Friday to brief them about the impending summit, Kadaga cautioned against 'sensational' reporting, saying it quite often scares would-be visitors to Uganda.

The meeting with media managers was graced by MPs Jalia Bintu, Jacob Oboth-Oboth, Paula Turyahikayo and Paul Amoru, the chairperson of the media publicity committee.
"My call to you, media managers, is to highlight the potential benefits to our people.

I call upon you to be our ambassadors as we showcase Uganda to the world," Kadaga said.

The Speaker said the conference is expected to attract about 1,000 delegates from 54 countries.

Kadaga said the organisers of the conference are planning to set up special places for Ugandans to do business during the summit.

"Conferences like this lead to creation of jobs, both temporary and permanent.
These extra jobs create a multiplier effect within the economy," she noted.

Among the issues that are up for discussion, Kadaga said, are climate change, youth unemployment; innovations in Parliament and the role of parliaments in facilitating people with disabilities.

Other issues include the challenge of urbanisation, separation of powers and post-legislative scrutiny.

With a fertility rate of over 50/o, Uganda, just like many developing countries, is grappling with a youth bulge in its demographics.
And how to tum this youth bulge into a demographic dividend is at die centre of manyeconomic and social policies being implemented by the Government.

The Commonwealth membership pool is as diverse as the reaches of the British Empire days.

Therefore, membership to the September conference will attract delegates from Africa, Asia, Australia, British Islands, Canada, Caribbean India, South East Asia and the Americas.
As head of the Commonwealth, · Kadaga said, Queen Elizabeth, who also doubles as patron of the group, has been officially invited.

But if the Queen does not show up, President Yoweri Museveni, who is deputy patron (as head of state of hosting country), will preside over the conference.

Over the years, Uganda has hosted a number of high-profile conferences, including the 126th Inter-Parliamentary Union in 2011 and Commonwealth Youth Parliament last year.
111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 UGANDA TO HOST 400 AFRICAN BISHOPS BY JULIET LUKWAGO 111111111111111111111111111111111111 Over 400 African bishops will arrive in Uganda next week to celebrate 50 years of their association as prelates from the continent.

The association is known as the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM).
SECAM was launched in Uganda by Pope Paul VI (now Saint Paul VI) on his first visit to Africa in July 1969.

African bishops had expressed a wish to be able to speak and act together, overcoming the language, historical and cultural differences.

Their proposal of a body that unites them was approved by the Vatican in 1968.

And the Symposium was convened for the first time during the visit of Pope Paul VI. '

Next week will be 50 years since that historic moment in Kampala.
The Archbishop of Kampala, Dr Cyprian Kizito Lwanga, said it will mark the summit of the Golden Jubilee celebrations ( 1969-2019 ), which were launched at the last SECAM assembly in Luanda, Angola in July, 2016.

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~-l\ "We chose the theme: Church Family of God in Africa, Celebrate your Jubilee!

Proclaim Jesus Christ your Saviour," Lwanga said.

"Every Christian in Africa, and particularly Catholics, is invited to give thanks to God for the gift of the Church in Afri " ca.
The secretary general of the Episcopal Conference, Msgr Iohn Baptist Kauta, said delegates will start arriving on July 18 and, on July 20, the symposium activities will start with Holy Mass at Rubaga Cathedral.

, Sessions will begin the next day at Speke Resort Munyonyo.

"Activities to launch the 50 years of SECAM were held last year at Rubaga when we also invited Pope Francis to grace the .

occasion.
occasion.

But, unfortunately, he was not able to come," Kauta, who is also chairman of the SECAM core planning committee, said.

"But over 400 delegates from all over Africa, including partners from other continental bishop conferences, are expected."

It is understood that the Pope will be represented by a delegation from the Vatican, which is likely to include SECAM was launched in Uganda by Pope Paul VI on his visit and first-ever to Africa in Julv 1969.

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the African cardinals such as Peter Turkson from Ghana, Robert Sarah from Guinea, and Archbishop Protase Rugambwa of Tanzania, who works as the Secretary for the Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples at the Vatican.

The Kampala Metropolitan traffic police commander, Norman Musinga, said special traffic plans have been -· drawn to meet the challenge.

He said other securityorgans will participate in a joint security effort to have a safe event.
The chairman of the Uganda Episcopal Conference, Bishop Joseph Anthony Zziwa, said most of the days will be spent in closed-door meeting in Speke Resort Munyonyo.

He said SECAM will end with Holy Mass at Uganda Martyrs Shrine at Namugongo on July 28.

Kauta said during the conference, bishops will elect their new president.
The current SECAM president, Archbishop Gabriel Mbilingi of Lubango, Angola, is deputised by Bishop Mathieu Madega Lebouakehan of Mouila, Gabon and Archbishop Gabriel Justice Yaw Anokye of Kumasi, Ghana.

Since the first president in 1969, Cardinal Laurean Rugambwa of Tanzania, who was also the first black African cardinal in the Catholic Church, 11 presidents have presided over SECAM, none from Uganda.
Kauta called upon Ugandans, institutions and well-wishers to contribute towards the preparations pf!he event.

• ~ c- ..., .... , .. • = = = = = = = = = = = MTN CEO DRAGGED TO COURT OVER DEFAMATION BY VISION REPORTER 1111111111111111111111111111111111111 The former MIN general manager corporate services has dragged the chief executive officer of the telecom company to court over an alleged defamatory statement.
Anthony Katamba said Wim Vanhallepute's statement that he (Katamba) threatened him with deportation was not only false and malicious, but also highly defamatory of him, both as a person and as the former general manager of M1N.

Documents filed in court state that Vanhallepute told the Police that Katamba had threatened him with deportation after his employment was terminated.
Vanhallepute reportedly stated in a statement to the Police that, "It was on Februaryl2, 2019 at around 16:30pm from Nyonyi Gardens when the company terminated him fA work.

We handed him the lett~ut he refused to take it and made several statements and a lot of threats, saying he would have me deported back t • country."

Katamba argued that Vanhallepute later filed a suit against the Government of Uganda challenging his deportation without being given a right to a fair hearing.
He {Katamba) said after being issued with the termination letter by Vanhallepute, he calmly informed him that he could not terminate his employment.

Katamba said under the company's delegation of authority, only the board of directors of M1N could terminate his service after granting him a fair hearing before the board as required by employment law of Uganda.

Through Ssempebwa & Company Advocates, Katamba filed the case in Kampala High Court and he is eng damages from Vanhallepute.
He wants M1N, Vanhallepute and M1N human resource manager Michael Sekadde to pay damages fA defamation, aggravated damages af9 permanent injunction against all the accused in addition to costs.

Katamba said he had worked for M1N for 18 years and has never been reprimanded or accused of intimidation, threats and highhandedness.
Katamba contends that the earlier reason given to terminate his employment was that the board of directors of M1N Uganda had resolved to terminate his services because of issues to do with M1N licence renewal.

According to the document filed in court, Katamba argued that the claims that he mishandled the licence renewal were false because he had not been involved in the negotiations.
"The plaintiff (Katamba) says V anhallepute, against his advice, motivated M1N Group and M1N Uganda board for authorisation to pay licence fees of $20m without any invoice from the Uganda Communications Commission," Katamba said in the suit.

Katamba also filed a defamatory case against M1N Sekadde, the editor-in chief of The East African newspaper, editors and The Nation Media Group.
Katamba said the media house published stories against him by relying on untrue and defamatory information given by Vanhallepute and Sekadde.